Rizzy Loves The 80’s Part 2
Posted by deejaymikerizzy on March 11th, 2008
I’m an 80’s baby so I was really young when pretty much all of these songs came out. So when I wasn’t playing with my Transformers, and Knight Rider toys I was in my room jammin believe that. One thing I liked about the 80’s is that back then coming up when MTV really played music videos, you listened to all different types of music. You could listen to Kool & The Gang and Stephanie Mills but also rock Peter Gabriel and Madonna. Plus we had Saturday morning cartoons which was the bomb. Ahh the good old days. I got another hip hop mix coming shortly so check back. Also email me or hit me on myspace or facebook if you want the tracklisting. Out.
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March 11th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Rizzy you are killing folks with the goodness!!! you need to come to london for a session this summer
March 12th, 2008 at 1:43 am
daaang, i can’t believe this collection!! you are soo rad:) 227 forever…
March 12th, 2008 at 2:01 am
Hey Rizz,
Today’s Hip-Hip has it’s own value but it has moved in a different direction from the “Good Times” of the old school where music, fun and friends were the center. It would be considered light-hearted by today’s standards.
Your latest mix takes me back to my earlier years on the radio. These were some the tunes we were mixing (not in this order– but you got some of the big hits). Listeners enjoyed our original mixes so much that record companies were starting to release their own remixes of certain hits on EPs (no CDs yet).
Believe it or not, there was a time when you could not hear Hip Hop on the radio. It was truly street music then. So, hearing rap on WBLS and WKTU (and later WKRS) in New York City was like winning the revolution!!
Fatback’s “King Tim III” (1979) and Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” (1979) were not as tough as what we were doing on the street– but it was our music our way!
Then there was Deborah Harry and Blondie referring to Grandmaster Flash (Joe Saddler, a REAL DJ, from the Bronx!) on “Rapture” (1980). So, brother, you were born right on time to catch the beginning of the wave as it inundated the radio waves.
Then mainstream R&B and pop artists started to bring club beats into their music. Like that hit by Shannon (Brenda Shannon Green, from Brooklyn!) “Let the Music Play” (1983). And of course, by the time Chaka Khan featured Mele Mel (Melvin Glover, a REAL MC, also from the Bronx!) on “I Feel For You” (1984), rap was unstoppable.
The original focus was on mixing and cutting the music (like what you are doing bro!) and rapping and MCing developed shortly thereafter. So you are keeping alive a vibrant tradition that dates back to the streets of Harlem and the Bronx almost 40 years ago.
Once again, thanks for keeping the legacy alive. Ken2Go!
March 14th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Nearly a month between mixes…I almost died. What took ya so long??
March 16th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
this mix is killer brah! makes me wanna break out my old stone washed jeans and tight roll them bad boys..LOL!
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Anyone who can mix Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam into Cameo is a friend of mine.
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:33 pm
scratch that. I misspoke. Lisa Lisa into THE WHISPERS into Cameo. You’ve got a gift.
March 12th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Can i get a track listing for i luv the 80s part 2 i love these jams!
September 13th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Another amazing mix, I don’t know how you do it. But you know your music incredibly well. I haven’t missed the past this much in ages man, thank you so much for bringing back the good memories.